My intention is to have the ring available to active participants in artistic fields so we can enlist each other in inspiration and information. By participants, I mean graphic/commercial artists, web designers, print/layout designers, visual editors, fine artists, art majors in college, etc. The list goes on and on.

Of course, "artists" also includes writers, musicians, curators, etc., but I created the group with visual arts in mind.

There are only a few asking requirements and I hope I in no way will infringe upon someone's beliefs about art and or/aesthetics.

To be accepted into the ring, you must: *Have a visually-pleasing design and meaningful content. I know that content is variable, but no Diaryland templates pretty please (no offense, Andrew). *Keep banners and diaryring snippets from congesting your site or use a subtle, efficient way of displaying them. If the diary won't load well due to dozens of ring links, you're not subscribing to the ring appropriately. *No passworded diaries. *Post the snippet. You can alter it any way you choose to as long as you have one reference back to the ring itself.